distracted driving statistics in utah
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Distracted Driving DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A GROWING PROBLEM. 2015 UTAH STATS. 5,850 distracted driver crashes occurred in Utah which resulted in 3,202 injured persons and 28 deaths. Where driver distraction was known, 10% of all crashes inUtah involved a distracted driver. Nearly half (51%) of distracted driving crashes were rear end crashes. You can find more info here and here . The Consequences Are Real
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Distracted Driving Statistics Teenagers are found to be more susceptible to distracted driving. added the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The teenager’s inclination for electronic gadgets is the greatest temptation aside from their tendency to multitask. The National Highway Traffic Safety Organization released the following distracted driving statistics in 2011: Ten percent of fatal crashes in 2011 were reported as distraction-affected crashes. Seventeen percent of injury crashes in 2011 were reported as distraction-affected crashes.
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- On the day of the accident, Deveau sending a reported 193 texts. These images tonight, a sobering warning about distracted driving. Linzie Janis, ABC news, Connecticut. Difficult to watch.
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- U.S. traffic deaths are up 14 percent for the first six months of 2015, with serious injuries posting a 30 percent increase, the National Safety Council says. At least three states are reporting midyear spikes in fatalities, and all of them are being linked to distracted driving.
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Ohio Texting and Driving Law: The Facts Using the phone, texting, or emailing accounted for 24% of all distracted drivers, but 41% of distracted drivers in fatal crashes (up from 31% in 2014). Educating drivers about the dangers of texting and driving is the first step toward preventing it.
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Distracted Driving Law Chart. Preemption Laws: Some states have preemption laws that prohibit local jurisdictions from enacting their own distracted driving bans. States with such laws include – but may not be limited to – Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Oregon and South Carolina. A PDF chart of state distracted driving laws is available for download here.
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Utah The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Utah was 2,942,902 on July 1, 2014, a 6.48% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The center of population of Utah is located in Utah County in the city of Lehi.ourism is a major industry in Utah. With five national parks (Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion), Utah has the third most national parks of any state after Alaska and California.
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- ing distracted drivers. Ten percent of all drivers 15 to 19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crashes. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted at the time of the crashes. In 2014, there were 520 nonoccupants killed in distraction-affected crashes. Methodology
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- The study also found that about one-third of drivers in the United States reported that they had read or sent text messages or emails while driving, compared to just 15 percent of drivers from Spain. Each day, more than nine people are killed and 1,060 more are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver.
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- General Cell Phone Statistics. 1  The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. 2  Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. 3  1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving.
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- Talking, texting, and reading email behind the wheel may be more of a problem in the United States than in Europe. A 2011 CDC study compared the percentage of distracted drivers in the United States and seven European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics General Cell Phone Statistics. The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field.
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Distracted driving can kill If you’re driving on the freeway, you can travel more than the length of a football field in the time it takes to read a short text message or dial a number. When you’re in the car, keep your hands off the phone. Quick facts about cell phone use while driving 6,000 people — equal to every citizen of the Pierce County city of Steilacoom — were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2008; 500,000 were injured.
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- However, the effectiveness of cell phone and texting laws on decreasing distracted driving-related crashes requires further study. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety keeps track of distracted driving laws. 7. As of June 2017, 14 states and the District of Columbia had banned drivers from hand-held phone use.
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The 25 Scariest Texting and Driving Accident Statistics 1 Each year, over 330,000 accidents caused by texting while driving lead to severe injuries. This means that over 78% of all distracted drivers are distracted because they have been texting while driving.  1 out of 4 car accidents in the US are caused by texting while driving.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics Texting while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Of all cell phone related tasks, texting is by far the most dangerous activity. 94% of drivers support a ban on texting while driving.
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Texting and Driving Statistics Texting While Driving Causes: 1. 1,600,000 accidents per year – National Safety Council 2. 330,000 injuries per year – Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Study 3. 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY – Ins. Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts 4. Nearly 25% of ALL car accidents. Texting While Driving Is: 1. About 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated 2. The same as driving after 4 beers – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin. 3. The number one driving distraction reported by teen drivers. Texting While Driving: 1. Makes you 23X more likely to crash – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin. 2. Is the same as driving blind for 5 seconds at a time – VA.
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- Ironically, when you take a look through the top six causes you'll see that the greatest threat to drivers is the drivers themselves. Distracted drivers cause between 25-50 percent of all U.S. motor vehicle accidents.
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- 1 In 2011, 3,331 people were killed nationally in crashes involving a distracted driver. 2  Text messaging creates a risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted.  Drivers talking or texting can miss seeing up to 50% of their driving environment, a phenomenon known as “inattention blindness.”.
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- More Reporting on Distracted Driving. 1  Doubts About Scare Tactics on Drivers Who TextSep. 01, 2009. 2  Truckers Insist on Keeping Computers in the CabSep. 28, 2009. 3  Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone RisksJuly 19, 2009. 4  U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted DrivingJuly 21, 2009.
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- In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 3,328 in 2012.1,4. In 2013, 424,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver, an almost 10% increase since 2011.1.
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Distracted driving Distracted driving is a growing problem in the United States. It is responsible for many deaths that could otherwise be prevented, especially in the younger generation of drivers. In 2008, there were 23,059 accidents involving 16- to 19-year-olds, which led to 194 deaths.
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- Since 2009, we have held two national distracted driving summits, banned texting and cell phone use for commercial drivers, encouraged states to adopt tough laws, and launched several campaigns to raise public awareness about the issue. Distraction.gov is your resource for learning more about distracted driving.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics Texting while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Of all cell phone related tasks, texting is by far the most dangerous activity. 94% of drivers support a ban on texting while driving. 74% of drivers support a ban on hand-held cell phone use. Teen Driver Cell Phone Statistics. 11 teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 21% of teen drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by their cell phones.
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- Approximately one-third of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with blood alcohol concentrations [BACs] of .08 of higher). In 2016, there were 10,497 people killed in these preventable crashes.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics 2012 U.S. Cell Phone and Driving Statistics. In 2012, 3,328 people were killed in distraction-related crashes. About 421,000 people were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver. In 2012, 11% of drivers under age 20 involved in fatal accidents were reported to be distracted at the time of the crash.